“So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” (Hebrews 4:16) Just think about that for a moment; going boldly to the throne of God. BOLDLY! Just walking right up and talking to…
Archives for September 2013
What Do I Do With All the Zucchini?
When I went to my oldest son’s college orientation one of the speakers shared a story about how she was new to Minnesota and that she’d been told to be sure to lock her car doors in August. Not really understanding the reasoning of said advice, she ignored the warning. One afternoon after work she…
Flashback Fun – Crossing the Border
The other day I had a bit of a flashback to when our kids were younger – like about 20 years younger. We had traveled up to northern Minnesota for a weekend at my husband’s parents. They lived on the Rainy River overlooking, coincidentally enough, a little town called Rainy River in Ontario, Canada. On…
Watching the Stars Come Out
A couple of weeks ago I was kind of in a funk. Nothing seemed really right in my world. Nothing was terribly wrong, mind you, I just was struggling a bit with finding my place and knowing what my next steps should be. I had two meetings that week that I’d practically cried through and…
Back on a Bike
A few weeks ago I went for a bike ride. No big deal, right? Well, no, unless you realize that it’s been way over five years since my last bike ride. In fact, it’s probably more like 12 or 13 years since I last climbed on a bike. But last year I got an itch…